The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-05
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ARTIFICIAL LIMBS
Thoir Present Perfection, and Dtlloully o.
utlon-Some Amusing Examples.

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rholr Present Perfection. and Dim GUILTY Of
Do.cu,ion-some Amusing Exam ples. II
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more conc!usiVely at the present aate tnan
In the manufacture Of artificial limbs,
There are many men today In nlmoat
every vocation OF life that their iellow.man
would never imagine had gone through
the painful, and seemingly irreparable
loss, ola leg, and In some cases OF both
We meet them on the street, Ia the busy
workshop, and In many Of the buelnesa
houses, and pass them by, never suspect
Ing that art 10 supplying natures mlsalnH
member. ~ 4 &
In conversation recently With gentle.
man who has been wearing an artificial
leg Tor many years, be disclosed the fol-
lowing very interesting information to o
reporter OF the Dispalch In regard 70 the
persons In this vicinity who use artificial
limbs: 1'5g551 aE-s stf .54,t;. !,
"lsrael Rumbaugh, passenger engineer
on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati d vt. Louit
Railroad, asvoral years ago was taking oul
tho fast line. Observing a heavy land
alide on the track no reversed his engine
and jumped to cave hls lie. In striking
tue ground some distance away he bruised
bis limb severely on the opposite elde from
the one he had previously Lost. .
"Hswascalled into the superintendent't
Office, Next day made statement to the
superintendent Of tho road In regard te
the accident and tho serious resulta 10 him
self. That Official naid IN laughing man
ner: ,Rnmbaugh, you should have two
artificial logs IN jumping, because, then
you would not hurt yourself at ALL
". a. Jones, Of Maasillon, o., one Of the
beat known drummera on the road, whose
leg Ia Oh eight inches below tho hip joint
Is on the road the year through, SUMMED
and winter, and the firm he Representa- 10
Gently said they could not get q better Of
more active man to col! their goods.
Colonel Askey, while candidate TO
Gently 1911 Coroner Of Allegheny county
was out from tho city nlxteen miles act
ting up delegates. One Saturday evening
unfortunately he missed the last train
coming to tho city. When he found he
was too lato he remarked to his newly
procured delegates: ~ l cant 20 IN BY
rail !! have an artificial limb under me
that can depend upon, and l am certain
1t will carry me to the city, He walked
home that night every step Of the lont
Distance. Like Mr.. Jones, he also has
limb on at the thigh.
Major j. +. Dennlston, city treasurer
and 2 membar OF the G. A: r., sat &c
gracefully Gnd bravery upon bis spirited
horse on u: A. X. DAY that none oil the
thousands who cav and admired him oils
pected that he had lett Q leg on Vir
glnia battlefield, and an artificial limb &c
nicely supplied It's place. Dancing Is ont
Of tho isyorite pastimes OF this gentleman
and ho does 1t so gracefully that mont
nnacqualnfeu with ma loss suspects thai
he has been artificially helped.
Mr.. A. II. Luttrell, freight conductor
on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati 4 St. Lsuit
railroad, who has an artificial leg, fire.
quently runs over the tops Of the cars the
entire length Of his train, running at the
rate Of ten 70 fifteen miles per hour. Z
"Mr. W.. P. Chambers, Of Latrobe, who
recently gave an exhibition Of bicycle rid
ing at Old City Hall, uses his limb in such
g perfect manner while on the wheel, OF
on his roller skates, that no one would
imagine he had an artificial lower limb. .
"Henry Naser, who used G pair of artifi
c!sl lege, frequently hunto on tho hills
above Wallis station, and sometimes
brings in more game than persons who
have two good legs. He resides on Forty